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12 Oct 2011, 4:32 pm
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley has agreed to pursue a dismissal of the charges against Morton, and he is expected to be officially cleared in approximately 30 days - making him eligible for state compensation.Read the full article.Read about Michael Morton's release. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 11:29 am
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed today to toss out Michael Morton’s 1987 conviction and life sentence for the murder of his wife, Christine, in Williamson County. [read post]
12 Oct 2011, 9:32 am
What Happens to Michael Morton Now? [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 11:09 am
In the wake of Michael Morton's recent DNA exoneration in Williamson County - in which prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence for more than two decades before DNA proved another man committed the murder for which he was convicted - prominent state leaders are now asking what exactly could be done at the Texas Legislature to reduce prosecutorial misconduct. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 8:13 am
Earlier coverage of Michael Morton's case begins with the preceding post. [read post]
10 Oct 2011, 7:55 am
" The grotesque injustice suffered by Michael Morton of Williamson County was a travesty — nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 5:39 pm
Our thanks to Michael Cote (Association of Climate Change Officers) for the heads-up. [read post]
8 Oct 2011, 3:46 pm
"The State Bar has an obligation to discover why the system failed Michael Morton. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 8:09 am
Those were some of the first workds Michael Morton spoke after he was freed in a Williamson County courtroom yesterday afternoon. [read post]
5 Oct 2011, 6:17 am
The Williamson County District Attorney’s Office, which prosecuted Morton, agreed to his release. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 3:32 pm
After serving nearly 25 years for a murder he did not commit, Michael Morton was released from a Texas prison today after his 1987 conviction was overturned because of new DNA evidence pointing to another man. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 11:15 am
The Innocence Project has claimed in court documents that John Bradley, the District Attorney of Williamson County since 2001, suppressed evidence that strengthened Morton's case during the DNA proceedings. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 7:49 am
After almost 25 years in prison, Michael Morton will be freed as early as today after Williamson County prosecutors agreed that new DNA evidence points to another man as the killer of his wife in 1986. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 4:55 pm
Michael Morton will appear on Tuesday in Williamson County Court and officially released after Monday's decision by Judge Sid Harle. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 4:55 pm
Michael Morton will appear on Tuesday in Williamson County Court and officially released after Monday's decision by Judge Sid Harle. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 1:00 pm
Today a Texas court issued an order finding that Michael Morton's 1987 conviction for murder of his wife should be overturned based on new DNA evidence of actual innocence. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 8:12 am
District Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield of Williamson County emphasized that in his directive to prosecutors and the Innocence Project investigating new evidence that might exonerate Michael Morton, who has been in prison for nearly 25 years for killing his wife, Christine. [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 7:31 am
Earlier coverage of the Michael Morton case begins at the link. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 7:01 am
”If DNA evidence from Debra Baker’s murderer is linked to the sample taken from the Morton bandana — as was implied at Monday’s court hearing — it could have momentous implications for Michael Morton and for Williamson County DA Bradley. [read post]
27 Sep 2011, 7:42 am
A pair of stories out this week raise questions about possible false convictions from 25-40 years ago in which new evidence points to the likely real perpetrators.From the Austin Statesman, check out Chuck Lindell's latest offering, "Mystery filing could bolster prisoner's innocence," reporting on new evidence submitted to a closed court that may end up erasing the conviction of Michael Morton in Williamson County. [read post]
